Heihei wa'a

Ho 'okahi ka 'ilau like ana
Wield the paddles together
.

Palai

Ma'ema'e wale ke kino o ka palai
Pulupe_ i ka ua li 'ili'i kilikilihune
A he wehi ia no_ ka uka o ka nahele
He moani ke 'ala i lawe 'ia mai,
Hu'ihu'i, konikoni e

So clean is the body of the fern
Wet in fine and gentle rain
Adornment of the forest upland
And the bearer of sweetness,
Coolness, and palpitations

Na'au

It is important to see
beyond what the eyes can see,
listen for things that are not said
and recognize what your na'au (gut instinct)
already knows.

Linda Kaholokai
.

Lio 'alapu'u

young horse
Waipio Valley
.

Pu_ 'ole_'ole_

conch horn
.

Hi'ohi'ona 'a_ina

landscape
.

Tahitian hula

'A 'a i ka hula, waiho ka
hilahila i ka hale.
When one wants to dance the hula,
bashfulness should be left at home.
.

E 'Iki Mai

Na i 'a o ka moana

Behold
All ocean fish...
.

Hale pule

House of prayer,
North Kohala
.

La'i

La'i lua ke kai
The sea is very calm
.

Kukuihaele

Cliffs at Kukuihaele

A healing god, Ka-maka-nui-'aha'ilono
(the great eye messenger), once lived here.
The name Kukuihaele means 'traveling
light' because night-marchers have been
seen here.
.

Ho'oilina

young roper
.

A_kala A_ Ma'oma'o

pink and green
.

Pololu Valley

The first of seven valleys in
North Kohala, ending at Waipio.
Just over this hill lies
Honokane Nui Valley.
.

Ka_ua

He aha no_ ho'i e hina pu_ iho
no ka_ua i ke alanui?

Why not lie down with me on the trail?
.

Moana

'O ka la_ auane'e ko_ luna.
'O wai auane'i ko_ lalo nei?
'O ka moana, 'oia ho 'i ha_.

The sun shall be above.
Who shall be below?
The ocean, that is who shall be below.
.

Annabel

Kao hoa noho
goat neighbor
.

Ho'omaka

The end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And to know the place for the first time
T.S. Eliot
.

Aka

shadow
Dawn, South Point
.

Bull

.

Kuahu

'Ike 'ia no ka loea I ke kuahu.
An expert is recognized
by the altar he builds.
.

Ha'awina

(let blessings) heap up as lava heaps do
.

Ni'ihau shells

Randy is holding a lei olepe
(for the brim of a hat), which
he made from tiny shells he collected
following a traditional Hawaiian
artform. Each lei sells for $3000.
Antique leis of the same type sell
for up to $15,000.

Volcano

Volcano art
.

Haina

offering

Ke ola la, ua ola ia kini akua ia Pele
There is health from the multitude of gods
and from Pele
.

Makani

Makani me he ao la leo o ke kai
The sea's voice rises, swells on the wind
.

Lapa'au

Nature is one of our greatest healers.
There is healing in the wind,
the sun, the moon,the stars,
the ocean, the stones,
the songs of the birds and the flowers.
It is for us to trust this is so
and allow ourselves to receive.

Linda Kaholokai
.